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Caleb & Marci got married in a field

08.08.2003

Caleb & Marci surprised me w/ a phone call. They'd just come into town after their honemoon tour of Maine. We met for coffees, chatting about their wedding and their impressions of Maine.

They're moving to Portland. Marci already has a job at Federal Spice. Caleb has promising interviews in a week. They already have a downtown apartment, w/ yellow brick and bay windows. Maine looks really impressive.

I met Caleb about three years ago — fifteen minutes before he drove me to Lapeer to pick up my first moped. I'd never spoken to Caleb before (I hardly knew Dan, either, who arranged for Caleb to drive me out there). And here was this tall lanky blonde kid, who'd never met me, but was willing to spend six hours to drive across the state in his Jeep Cherokee. Wow. I knew I'd met someone who'd be a great friend. Of course, it helped that we had much in common (not least of which was our love of chess and Risk).

I met Marci about a year later. I like to think that the first time I met her she was wearing a rubber dress (she wasn't, that was the second time I met her). The first time I met Marci was at The Fourth Coast. Several of us (including Caleb) were sitting around a table, mostly trying to hit on Marci. In the end, it was obvious that Caleb won her heart. And as beautiful as Marci is, Caleb & Marci together are even more lovely and amazing.

So a few weeks ago Caleb & Marci got married in a field. Literally. They drove to the UP (Michigan's upper peninsula), to Caleb's home town of Houghton. They had to mow a section of field for the ceremony, Marci's dress was filled w/ grasshopers and other flora & fauna. I'm sad I missed it and the crocket and bocci ball that followed.

But I'm glad they're back in Kalamazoo for another week. I especially look forward to at least a few chess matches w/ my friend, Caleb.

Posted by Miguel at 05:45 PM

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Posted by: mark at August 8, 2003 09:26 PM